Bourke Shire Council

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Bourke Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Population:	3,899
• Density:	0.09/km² (0.2/sq mi)
Area:	41679 km² (16092.4 sq mi)
Mayor:	Wayne O'Mally
Council Seat:	Bourke (29 Mitchell Street)
Region:	Orana
State District:	Barwon
Federal Division:	Gwydir
Website: http://www.bourke.local-e.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Bourke Shire: Bulloo (Qld) Paroo (Qld) Balonne (Qld) Unincorporated Far West Bourke Shire Brewarrina Unincorporated Far West Cobar Bogan

Bourke Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Darling River, which is known as the Barwon River upstream from Bourke. It is also on the Mitchell Highway. It is a wool and beef producing area.

[edit] Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[1] during 2003-04, there:

- were 1,062 wage and salary earners (ranked 141st in New South Wales and 457th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's 2,558,415 and Australia's 7,831,856)

- was a total income of $35,694,471 (around $36 million) (ranked 137th in New South Wales and 449th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 (around $107 billion) and Australia's $304,034,755,876 (around $304 billion))

- was an estimated average income per wage and salary earner of $33,611 (ranked 88th in New South Wales and 298th in Australia, 81% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 87% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $32,426 (ranked 71st in New South Wales and 235th in Australia, 91% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 95% of Australia's $34,149).

[edit] Main towns/villages

Bourke Shire includes Bourke and the very small outback towns of Byrock, Engonia, Fords Bridge, Wanaaring and Louth.

[edit] References

Coordinates: 30°06′S, 145°56′E